Water-closet seat.



T. J. FLOREY.

WATER CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.20, I918.

1,2873% Patented Dec.17,1018.

I i A 6 "11.711111111111111, will/ltd TILGHMAN J. FLOREY, OF WASHINGTON,NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN SANITARY WORKS, OF WASHINGTON. NEWJERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

WATEB-GLOSET SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17,1913.

Application filed August 20, 1918. Serial No. 250,787.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TILGHMAN J. F LOREY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

dinary wooden closet seats, and other like articles, with sheets ofcelluloid, pyralin, or other nitrated substances, for rendering the saidarticles impervious to moisture, acids, dirt or other unsanitary andinjurious conditions common to the painted or varnished wooden or metalarticles heretofore in use.

The object of the invention is to efiectually cover and inclose thewooden or other cores of closet seats, as well as other articles of thebath-room, kitchens, pantries, at, with a substance which not onlyrenders the same sanitary, but also tends to strengthen the structuresand prevent the injurious effects of dampness, aswll as, heat and cold.A further object is to provide a tough, hard smooth finish covering forsaid articles, which will stand considerable wear and abuse withoutchecking or scaling-ofi' so as to render them unsightly and unsanitary.A particular object is to so apply the covering to said articles thatall sharp edges and rough and discolored surfaces are eliminated andobviated, and to so form the joints b etween the severalsections orparts of the covering thatthere is no danger of the covering becomingloose or displaced, nor any portion of the wooden surfaces becomingexposed to urine or germs. And a further object is to generally improve,simplify and perfect the method by which coverings of the class areapplied to the articles.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detaileddescription which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanyingdrawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is a top-face view of a closet seat to whichmy improved covering is applied.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section, on line a-a of Fig. 1; showing the woodencore of the seat repared to receive the covering.

Fig. 3 is a similar view; showing a sheet style of .its cross-sectionalarea,

of the covering material adhesively applied to the bottom side of theseat. Fig. 4 is a view showing the projecting edges of the bottom sheettrimmed.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the top covering member applied to the seat.Fig. 6 is a view showing the margins of the top sheet trimmedthe finaloperation. In the drawing, 2 represents the wooden core or body of aclosetseat, which I have selected from a number of articles forillustrating my invention. The lower inner and outer edges of the closetseats are usually sharp, as indicated by the dotted lines 3 in Fig. 2.The first step in the preparation of the core 2 for the reception of thecoverin" of celluloid or like material, is to bevel the edges 3,substantially as shown at 3 in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In the type orcloset seats herein shown, the main outer edge 4 of the core 2 issquare-cut, or substantially at right angles to the bottom plane of thecore, while the opposite or inner main edge 5, which comprises themargin of the opening in'the seat, is usually rounded off. as shown at5' in the several views.

The application of the covering is as fol lows: A strip .or sheet ofcelluloid, pyroxylin or similar material 6, slightly wider than thewooden core 2, after first being softened by heat or other processes, isapplied to the bottom surface of the core, as shown in Fig. 3, in whichthe opposite free edges of the sheet are molded or bent upwardly, asshown at 6, to conform to the bevels or angles 3. A suitable cement oradhesive 6 is applied between the sheet 6 and the wood, and thensuflicient pressure is exerted, by a hydraulic or other press, to causethe sheet 6 to closely and evenly adhere to the core. After the sheet 6has been suitably dried, the upturned edges 6 are rasped or shaved off,as shown in Fig. 4, which restores the core 2 to its original shape orcontour, without changing except to slightly increase its thickness atthe bottom side. The next operation consists of first softening, andthen applying the top sheet 7 to the core 2, as shown in Fig. 5, inwhich the lateral edges 8 are bent or folded inwardly against the bottomsurface of the seat covering 6, to the extent shown in Fig. 5. A similaradhesive 6 is employed for cementing the top sheet to the Wood and tothe upturned edges 6, and pressure is also applied "for iirmly andevenly molding and securing said sheet to the core. After the sheet 7becomes dried and hard again, the underalapped portions 8 of said sheetare rasped or shaved old, and the corners or edges formed by theover-lapping margins of sheets 6 and 7 are rounded off, as shown at 9 inFig. 6. The overlapping of the tapered portions 6 oi sheet 6 by thedownwardly extending portions 7 or" sheet '4', produces relatively broadlap-joints, in which, during the process of applying, the celluloidparts are molded and cemented and pressed together until they become asone solid part. The peculiar rounding ot the corners or edges 9 is animportant feature, as it serves to protect the joints from gaping orspringing open under the usual rough handling of closet seats. W hencloset seats are covered with the sheets 6 and 7 fashioned and applied,as herein shown and described, the life of the seats is prolonged, andthe seats always present a neat and smooth appearance and are alsoeasily kept clean. By beveling the lower edges of the core 2, affords aconvenient and desirable recess to receive the tapered upturned portions6' oi? the bottom sheet 6, which preferably substantially fills thehollow corners or recesses, so that when top covering 7 is applied, amore pleasing and symmetrical appearance is given to the seat, andbesides am able effect a more durable and substantial covering, whereinthe joints of the covering are of double thickness and are practicallyinvisible, which greatly enhances their serviceability and the sale ofthe product. My invention includes the use of sheet celluloid, blancopyroxylin, or any other suitable plastic or moldable substance, adaptssurface coverings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let jacent the plane of the bottom of the body rounded off forrendering the joints between the sheets invisible from the top and edgesof the seat.

2. The combination or" the wooden vcore of a closet seat having itslowermost edges beveled so as to contract the bottom surface of thecore, a strip of plastic material such as pyroxylin cemented to thebottom surface and to the beveled portions of the core, and a secondstrip oi the same material molded and cemented to the top and lateralsurfaces of the core, the lateral edges thereof lapping the upturnedmargins of the first strip and cemented thereto and the depending edgesthe second strip and the corners of the first strip rounded o'fi'adjacent the plane of the-bottom of the core.

3. A. water-closet seat, comprising a wooden core having its lower innerand outer edges tapered upwardly for providing continuous recesses, astrip of plastic material such as celluloid adhesively applied to thebottom side of the core, said strip being wider than the core and itsprojecting marbeing bent upwardly and conforming to and filling saidrecesses, a second strip adhesively applied to the top and lateral eraces of said core, said strip having a breadth greater than the core andits lateral margins overlapping said upturned margins of the first stripand rounded oil for renderthe joints between said strips invisible afrom a bottom view of the seat, .4. Q w

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